Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5w-30 vs. Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30?????????

[Cooper]

Okay. Pennzoil Platinum comes is Euro 5w-30, and it also comes in 5w-30. I know that the Euro is not Shell Helix Ultra because that is only the Euro 5w-40. So, does anyone have any information on what the difference is?

 

[Cooper]

No opinions?

 

[moribundman]

All I can tell you is that the specs of PP 5W-40 Euro and Shell Helix Ultra 5W-40 don't match exactly.

 

[G-MAN]

Shell Helix Ultra comes in many different grades, including 0w40, 5w30, and 5w40. BOTH the 5w30 and 5w40 grades of Pennzoil Platinum Euro Formula are relabeled Helix Ultra.

 

[moribundman]

Then why do the specs not match? I got the PDFs for Helix Ultra 5W-40 and PP 5W-40 right here...

 

[G-MAN]

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Originally posted by moribundman:
Then why do the specs not match? I got the PDFs for Helix Ultra 5W-40 and PP 5W-40 right here...

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I have no idea. Johnny, who used to work for Pennzoil, said that once Shell took over the Euro Formulas became relabeled Helix Ultra.

 

[moribundman]

We will have to interrogate this Johnny.

 

[Cooper]

Not sure what you mean by interrogating this???

 

[georgiablue]

to answer the original question (though i'm a little late to the party), the regular PP 5W-30 is not as robust as the euro version.

(euro vs regular)
Viscosity @ 40C: 64.7 vs 59.7
Visc. @ 100C: 11.4 vs 10.5
HTHS Vis: 3.5 vs 3.0
NOACK Volatility: 9.3 vs 12.5